"EXPANDING TRADITION" Variations on the theme of Indian miniature paint- ing. curated by Susan Leopold, who includes her own labyrinthine, mirrored sculptures in the mix. Pakistani artist Aisha Khalid is the most faithful to the form, with meticulous, small-scale watercolors that suggest a sly political twist by way of a drapery motif (a reference to the veiled segregation of women known as purdah). Curtains recur in Amy Sillman's scene-stealing "Spring Fever." Chiffon yellow and chalk blue, they part to reveal a riot of rosy daubs which just might be a bowl of cherries. Through May 21. (Deutsche Bank, 31 W. 52nd St. 469-3207.) Short List DEBORAH BARRETT Baumgold, 74 E. 79th St. 861-7338. Through May 25. WAYNE THIEBAUD Stone, 113 E. 90th St. 987-4997. Through July 12. GALLERIE5-CHEL5EA SEAN lANDERS With these big, calculatedly dopey Picasso knock- offs, the author of "(Sic)" continues to mine his own narcissism, a mother lode if there ever was one. In the accompanying soundtrack, swelling strings reach a crescendo as Landers intones, "Who is the new Picasso? Ladies and gentlemen, it is I. I am who you're looking for-the most significant artist of my time." It wouldn't be funny if it were remotely possible, but Landers's sitcom persona remains insidiously entertaining. Through May 19. (Rosen, 524 W. 24th St. 627-6000.) JOHN NEWMAN When it comes to materials, Newman's tabletop sculp- tures are flamboyantly, almost preeningly eclectic: their ingredients range from jute, resin, and wicker ---- :lé :. . 11 ;::;:{:W? ". ".X .' '- :r"' " :..,: :...,,;:-:. :<<:. ....,; ".,...""....<:,y " . . : : -:. .... "' ' : : ;.:'1:; : ..:":.::,::.:.-.:. .........::....:...:. ] ",',':..:,',', ':'....'.,','.....w.." " EJ .., . . . . . "::' ' ...c:" ':'0: ."", , .:TK ,",. , , ' ., '"; :'" ..::: . : ',:::::::;.,;: . ." . , , , " ::: ':':: ; tlJ'< J i 9 ',.":'..::.." ,.'\:;:":. :::,:: ....:,.:';:n%::'"':" . . .... ,.... . . 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Through May 26. (Von Lintel & Nusser, 555 W. 25th St. 242-0599.) KA TY SCHNEIDER In this conservative but quietly thrilling New York début, Schneider looks backward, to Manet and Corot, whose painterly touch she has inherited, and also straight ahead, at her swelling belly and child-cluttered household. The resulting works belie their small size and seemingly prosaic subject matter (kids taking a bath, playing dress-up, run- ning around Mom's easel). They are also impressive for what they don't do: dramatize their virtuosity, or mistake sentimentality for warmth. Family val- ues, Schneider suggests, are about learning to love what you've got. Through May 19. (Tatistcheff, 529 W 20th St. 627-4547.) Short List RICHMOND BURTON Cheim & Read, 521 W. 23rd St. 242-7727. Through June 9. MELISSA MEYER Harris, 29 W 20th St. 463-9666. Through May 19. EBRU OZSEÇEN Urbach, 526 W. 26th St. 627-0974. Through May 12. GALLERIE5-DOWNTOWN BRETT COOK-DIZNEY This solo début is a rambling, walk-in autobiogra- phy, focussing on Cook-Dizney's cheerful ambiva- lence about race. Six giant reliquaries spill out over ti:iit":t{ .:. .:;::-:. ;. .::=%:::: . "%i-;: $ """"""''' ;V'h',,"'''<'''' .:.. _ _ -....x:... """ 'x.<vj&,. " ._), <::': ':*" , Produced by Craig street and Joe Henry Recorded and Mixed by S. Husky Hoskulds Featuring "STOP" SCAR is a portrait of Joe Henry at his most adventurous , tour dates, contests, and more visit: mammoth. com joehenryaddressesthenation.com o Ei 0 2001 Mammoth Records, Inc. Mammoth Records, ." 99 Hudson St., New York, NY 10013. 11 rights reserved." __ 26 THE NEW YOR.KER., MAY 14,2001 the floor and walls, offering a stoop-sale profusion of family photos, LPs, school reports, typed texts, and ephemera, including a bottle of Curl Activator Cream (a.k.a. JheriJuice). At the center of each is a Photo- Realist portrait of the artist, executed in spray paint. Cook-Dizney is a deft can controller, but the ensembles depend a little too heavily on the artist's own (genuine) likability. Through May 12. ( P.O.W, 476 Broome St. 941-8642.) Short List IDA APPlEBROOG Feldman, 31 Mercer St. 226-3232. Through June 2. AUCTION5 & ANTIQUES SOTHEBY'S May 9 at 10 A.M.: Part IT of an auction of modem paintings, drawings, and sculpture from the collec- tion of Stanley J. Seeger. + May 9 at 10: 15 A.M. and 2: Part II of an auction of ImpressIonist and mod- ern art works by Arp, Bonnard, Derain, Hepworth, Chaim Soutine (the portrait "L'Étudiant," from 1921), and many others. + May 10 at 7: Part I of the Impressionist-and-modern auction, including works by Monet, Manet ("La Brune au Seins Nus," from 1872), Picasso, and Moore. + May 15 at 7: Part I of a sale of contemporary art, including works by Bruce Nauman, Donald Judd, and Jeff Koons. (York Ave. at 72nd St. 606-7000.) CHRISTIE'S May 9 at 7 and May 10 at 1: Impressionist and modern art. Picasso's 1923 portrait of his first wife, Olga, which has never before been offered at auc- tion, is the highlight of the evening sale, which also includes works by Monet, Gauguin, Degas, and Moore. Paintings by members of the School of Paris, along with sculptures by Degas, Rodin, and Archipenko, are a feature of the day sale. + May 10 at 10 A.M.: Impressionist and modern works on paper. + May 10 at 11 A.M.: Paintings, gouaches, and drawings by Yves Tanguy. + May 11 at 10 A.M.: Modern Japanese paintings. (20 Rockefeller Plaza, at 49th St. 636-2000.) CHRISTIE'S EAST May 9 at 10 A.M. and 2: Rare objects connected to the world of space exploration, including the origi- nal typescript of Yuri Gagarin's report on his space- flight of April 12, 1961. + May 15 at 1: Postwar and contemporary art. (219 E. 67th St. 606-0400.) PHilLIPS May 14 at 7 and May 15 at 10 A.M.: Parts I and II of a sale of contemporary art. The evening sale is notable for its emphasis on weighty, sober an works, not only by modern masters like Dubuffet, de Staël, and Noguchi but by contemporary artists as well: even the Jeff Koons piece ("Flowers," a composition of stainless steel) has an air of gravi- tas. In contrast, the day sale, which includes paint- ings and sculptures by Tom Sachs, Elizabeth Pey- ton, and Julian Schnabel, has a lighter, more insouciant tone; one of the Warhol pieces ("Flow- ers," a silkscreen on canvas from 1964) is posi- tively serene. (3 W. 57th St. 570-4830.) DOYLE May 15 at 1: A sale of items from the estate of Lady Sarah Consuelo Spencer-Churchill, including sculp- ture, paintings, French eighteenth-century furniture, and Asian porcelain. (175 E. 87th St. 427-2730.) INTERNATIONAL FINE ART FAIR The eighth annual fair offers paintings and sculp- tures from the Renaissance to the nineteen-sixties, by Fragonard, Vlaminck, Frieseke, Picasso, and many others. (7th Regiment Armory, Park Ave. at 66th St. 877-0202. May 11-16.) PHOTOGRAPHY LINDA GIRVIN Most people know lenticular photography from wiggling those old 3-D postcards to make Santa or Elvis dance. Girvin appropriates this gimmicky